A. Lange & Söhne / Lange 1
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1
Collection profile · 1994
A. Lange & Söhne’s defining modern classic, the Lange 1 pairs an off-centre dial, outsize date, power-reserve display and Saxon movement finishing in a design first launched on 24 October 1994 and still central to the brand’s identity.
Collection shots
Pronunciation & name
LAHNG-uh one
Why it matters
The Lange 1 is the watch that defined modern A. Lange & Söhne after its revival, proving that a radically asymmetrical dial could feel perfectly balanced. Its outsize date, golden-ratio display layout, hand-finished Saxon movement architecture and long-running influence make it one of contemporary haute horlogerie’s most recognizable dress watches.
Key references
Collection timeline
- 1994 — A. Lange & Söhne launches the original Lange 1 on 24 October 1994, establishing the family’s off-centre dial design and signature outsize date.
- 2005 — The Lange 1 Time Zone expands the family with a dual-time execution based on the Lange 1 layout.
- 2017 — The Lange 1 Moon Phase is updated with a new movement and a combined moon-phase/day-night display.
- 2020 — The Lange 1 Time Zone is reintroduced with manufacture calibre L141.1 and ring-shaped day/night indicators.
- 2021 — The Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar debuts, adapting a peripheral month ring to the collection’s asymmetrical architecture.
- 2024 — For the 30th anniversary, Lange unveils limited Lange 1 models in platinum with black onyx dial and pink gold with blue dial.
News
- Distinctive. In every detail. 2024 — For the Lange 1’s 30th anniversary, A. Lange & Söhne introduced limited Lange 1 editions in platinum with black onyx dial and pink gold with blue dial, alongside matching Little Lange 1 models. ↗
- LANGE 1 PERPETUAL CALENDAR 2023 — Lange added a platinum-and-black-dial version to the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar family introduced in 2021. ↗
- LANGE 1 PERPETUAL CALENDAR 2021 — The brand launched the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar with a peripheral month ring tailored to the family’s off-centre layout. ↗
- LANGE 1 TIME ZONE 2020 — A. Lange & Söhne updated the Lange 1 Time Zone with the new manufacture calibre L141.1, new day/night indicators and daylight-saving-time indication. ↗
- LANGE 1 MOON PHASE 2017 — The Lange 1 Moon Phase was renewed with a new movement and an integrated moon-phase/day-night display. ↗
Fun facts
Collector note 1
The Lange 1’s launch date is precisely documented by A. Lange & Söhne as 24 October 1994.
Collector note 2
The 2024 anniversary platinum Lange 1 marked the first time an onyx dial was used on a Lange 1 model.
FAQ
When was the Lange 1 introduced?
The Lange 1 was launched on 24 October 1994 as part of A. Lange & Söhne’s first modern post-revival collection.
Why is the Lange 1 dial laid out asymmetrically?
Its displays are arranged off-centre but proportioned according to the golden ratio, which gives the watch its unusual yet balanced appearance.
What is the signature feature of the Lange 1?
Its best-known hallmark is the Lange outsize date, paired with an off-centre time display, power-reserve indicator and subsidiary seconds.
Is the Lange 1 manually wound?
The core Lange 1 models are manually wound; the family also includes related complications and variants such as Moon Phase, Time Zone and Daymatic.
More from A. Lange & Söhne
- 1815 — A. Lange & Söhne’s 1815 is the Saxon manufacture’s classically styled family, named after Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s 1815 birth year and shaped by 19th-century Glashütte pocket-watch cues such as Arabic numerals, chemin-de-fer minute tracks, subsidiary seconds and manually wound movements.
- Saxonia — A. Lange & Söhne’s Saxonia collection is the brand’s broadest expression of understated elegance: a family that pairs minimalist German design with increasingly sophisticated mechanics, from slim two-hand dress watches to outsize-date models, moon phases, annual calendars and the Datograph line. Named for Saxony, it also connects the modern manufacture to its regional roots in Glashütte.
- Zeitwerk
— Revolutionary jumping-numerals display — digital time in a mechanical watch, introduced 2009. - Odysseus — The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus is the manufacture’s sporty-elegant watch family, introduced in 2019 with an integrated bracelet, 120-metre water resistance, outsized day and date displays, and a dedicated self-winding Datomatic movement developed specifically for the line.